CSA Week Five

News from the field:

Unbelievable. After the spring we have had, we need rain. I am serious. Not a lot of rain, but we do need some. Each week we plant out certain successions of things that we want to keep in constant supply, such as mesclun, lettuce, radishes, etc. So each week we need a little moisture to help these seeds germinate, or to help the transplants take. And this week we haven’t had any rain. In fact, when we planted out a bunch of transplants last Friday, we actually had to hook up the irrigation system for the first time this season in order to get the transplants through the hot and sunny weekend.

Honestly though, we aren’t complaining. We are still dealing with the consequences of all that rain in terms of reduced and inconsistent yields. So we welcome the chance to dry out a bit, and to pump up our plantings for fall.

Also, the farmstand at the farm is now open every day, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., serve yourself. It is always stocked with mesclun, cucumbers and juicy red tomatoes. There is usually other fun stuff in there as well. The farmstand is the little red shed in our yard, and the farm is right on the Peacham-Groton Road, in South Peacham, five houses south of now closed Bayley Hazen store. Look for the greenhouses and our sign!

In the Basket:

New this week: Baby carrots and broccoli!! Broccoli recipe on the back.

Seasonal visitors: Baby zucchinis and colored pepper.

Summertime standards: Mesclun, cucumbers, and vine ripened red tomatoes.

We welcome your feedback – and your recipes!! If you have recipes you like featuring CSA veggies, please send them along. If you have feedback – particular vegetables you like (or didn’t), or vegetables you’d like to see more (or less) of, please let us know